Edmund I of England

Edmund I "the Magnificent" of England (921-946) was the king of England from 939 to 946, succeeding Aethelstan of England and preceding Eadred of England.

Biography
Edmund was born to the House of Wessex, a Christian dynasty of Anglo-Saxons. Edmund succeeded his brother Aethelstan of England as king at the age of 18 in 939, and he counterattacked against Viking ruler Olaf Guthfrithson, reconquering the Midlands and Jorvik upon his death in 942. In 944 he also retook Northumbria, and in 945 he took Strathclyde. However, Edmund decided to give the land to Malcolm I of Scotland in exchange for a treaty guaranteeing mutual support, and the borders became safe. Edmund revived monasteries in England during his seven-year reign, and when he died in 946, he was succeeded by his brother Eadred of England.